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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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History of Suffolk County
Author: ...History of Suffolk County, New York
Author: John Lawrence SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781017027389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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History of Suffolk County
Author: Stephen A. TitusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Bi-centennial
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Category : Suffolk County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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History of Suffolk County
Author: W. W. MunsellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781462218950
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 667
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Hardcover reprint of the original 1882 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: W.W. Munsell & Co., Pub. History Of Suffolk County, New York. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: W.W. Munsell & Co., Pub. History Of Suffolk County, New York, . New York: W.W. Munsell & Co., 1882.
History of Suffolk County
Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHORPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330900222
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Excerpt from History of Suffolk County: Comprising the Addresses Delivered at the Celebration of the Bi-Centennial of Suffolk County, N. Y., In Riverhead, November 15, 1883 This letter was accompanied by a sketch from the pen of Rev. Dr. Epher Whitaker, giving a short outline of the formation and growth of the County. In response to the foregoing letter the committee met at Riverhead on the day named and perfected plans for the celebration. Mr. John R. Perkins, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors was elected chairman of the committee, and Mr. Chas. R. Street, Secretary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
History of Suffolk County
Author: Year Book of the Suffolk County Historical Society
Author: Suffolk County Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suffolk County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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History of Suffolk County; Comprising the Addresses Delivered at the Celebration of the Bi-Centennial of Suffolk County, N. Y. , in Riverhead, November
Author: Suffolk County CommissionPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230014258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ... in other places, served to swell the volume of outgoing commodities for which the goods and merchandize of the cities and the products of labor or art were exchanged. In 1794 the Sag Harbor Custom House had on its books 472 tons of registered and 473 tons of enrolled and licensed vessels; in 1800 it had 805 of the former and 1,449 ofthe latter; in 1805, 1,916 and 2,228; in 1810, 1,185 and 3,223; in 1815, 808 and 2,719 (this decline being caused by the war); in 1820, 2,263 and 3,416--a total for the last named year of 5,679 tons From that time on it showed a steady and rapid advance until the California exodus, the great fire, and other causes that co-operated to depress the whale fishery, began to cut down its large proportions. In the Great South Bay, that remarkable and noble body of water which forms the chief natural feature of t-he southern border of the county for its greater length, and at the same time is the main source of subsistence for the people inhabiting its norfhern shores, the early settlers quickly began to navigate its shallow waters in canoes, flat-bottomed boats and scows, and in later years small sloops and schooners of light draftfwere built to ply from place to place or, by way of the inlets from the outer ocean, to make trips to New York and other ports. As early as 1760 to '7o a few sloops traded through the Bay, carrying wood and produce. This trade, feeble as it had been, was closed by the war of the Revolution. It revived with renewed vigor and by 1785 there were 12 sloops and pirogues (or canoes) trading on the East Bay. By 1800 the number had increased to 30, among them being the sloop Woodcock built and owned by Hon. John Smith, at that time United States senator, which vessel was burned off Fire...
History of Long Island from Its Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time
Author: Benjamin Franklin ThompsonPublisher:
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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